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using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace org.apache.plc4net.messages
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Base interface for PLC requests that can be executed
    /// and receive responses
    /// </summary>
    public interface IPlcRequest : IPlcMessage
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Execute the request asynchronously
        /// </summary>
        /// <returns>Awaitable task returning the response from the PLC</returns>
        Task<IPlcResponse> ExecuteAsync();
    }
}